to haiku or not
by Elouise
to haiku or not
haiku my burning question
this Nay Poe Wry Moe
* * * * *
Alas!
I must await
another Nay Poe Wry Moe*
one year hence to resolve
my burning dilemma.
Farewell, sweet April!
I have loved you truly.
Forgive this brief flirtation.
No offense intended.
Simply put,
The time for my departure
to merry May is here.
Yours forever!
Sort of.
*NaPoWriMo: National Poetry Writing Month
Haiku written 19 April 2014
© Elouise Renich Fraser, 19 April 2014
Telling the Truth 
Oh, please don’t stopping writing poetry just because April is over! Your poems are wonderful!
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Thanks, Nancy! I fear I can’t stop writing them because they just keep happening. They also help me show who I am in ways that maybe capture the many sides of ME! So I won’t stop. Finally, I’m most grateful for your comment because I’ve never ever seen myself as a writer of poetry–even when I was in that clover nest mode as a child, writing that Ode to a Snake in the Grass. What will now happen is that I won’t use NaPoWriMo as a tag–until next April.
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It’s fun when you insert a fun lyric in the midst of your heavy thoughts. Sometimes it is almost overwhelming and then you lighten things with a poem like today’s. I am enjoying getting to know you better. You are so multifaceted. I hope this journey is bringing as much healing to you as it is bringing understanding to me – of the grandparents, my father, and my cousins and their families. Bless you!
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Thanks, Ruth! Again, I’m so grateful for your comment. Yes, I often feel a bit overwhelmed as I put it into words–which, for me right now, are absolutely essential for my healing process. Words have always brought clarity and a sense of where I still need closure/healing. It’s as though I’m discovering parts of my voice (especially my writing voice) that were lost somewhere along the way. One more thing comes to mind, I love a good laugh. You wouldn’t believe how much fun it is to write in the fun mode! I guffaw, hoot and holler! Sort of like laughing at my own jokes–no matter what anyone else thinks about them. Silliness. Good for my soul and my body.
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